Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Administration Guide
- Contents
- Introduction and System Requirements
- VMware Server Overview
- Features of VMware Server
- Support for 32-bit and 64-bit Guest Operating Systems
- Two-Way Virtual SMP (Experimental Support)
- Connect to VMware GSX Virtual Machines and Hosts
- Upgrade and Use GSX Virtual Machines
- Move Existing Virtual Machines
- Compatible with VMware Workstation 5.x Virtual Machines
- Configure Virtual Hardware Devices to be Automatically Detected
- Take and Revert to Snapshots in the Background
- Support for VMware Virtual Machine Importer
- Support for VirtualCenter
- APIs Included with VMware Server
- Before You Install the Release
- Host System Requirements
- Virtual Machine Specifications
- Virtual Processor
- Virtual Chipset
- Virtual BIOS
- Virtual Memory
- Virtual Graphics
- Virtual IDE Drives
- Virtual SCSI Devices
- Virtual PCI Slots
- Virtual Floppy Drives
- Virtual Serial (COM) Ports
- Virtual Parallel (LPT) Ports
- Virtual USB ports
- Virtual Keyboard
- Virtual Mouse and Drawing Tablets
- Virtual Ethernet Card
- Virtual Networking
- Virtual Sound Adapter
- Supported Guest Operating Systems
- Technical Support Resources
- Installing VMware Server
- Selecting Your Host System
- About the VMware Server Console on the Server
- Installing VMware Server on a Windows Host
- Installing VMware Server on a Linux Host
- Configuring Web Browsers for Use with VMware Server
- Installing the VMware Server Console
- Installing the VMware APIs
- Uninstalling VMware Server
- Migrating from GSX Server to VMware Server
- Preparing for the Migration
- Before You Install VMware Server
- Shut Down and Power Off All Virtual Machines
- Make Sure All Disks Are in the Same Mode
- Upgrading Virtual Machines with Disks in Undoable Mode
- Upgrading Virtual Machines with Multiple Virtual Disks
- Back Up Virtual Machines
- Take Note of Custom Network Configurations
- Remove Existing VMware Products
- Make the Virtual Machine Accessible to Its Users
- When You Remove a VMware Product and Install VMware Server
- Before You Install VMware Server
- Migrating to VMware Server on a Windows Host
- Migrating to VMware Server on a Linux Host
- Using Virtual Machines Created with VMware GSX Server
- Using Virtual Machines Created with Workstation 5.x
- Preparing for the Migration
- Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
- Remotely Managing Virtual Machines
- Securing Virtual Machines and the Host
- Identifying a Virtual Machine by Its UUID
- Logging VMware Server Events on Windows
- Backing Up Virtual Machines and the VMware Server Host
- Using the VMware Management Interface
- Setting the Session Length for the VMware Management Interface
- Logging On to the VMware Management Interface
- Using the Status Monitor
- Viewing Summary Information About the VMware Server Host System
- Viewing Summary Information About Virtual Machines on the Host
- Using the Virtual Machine Menu
- Connecting to a Virtual Machine with the VMware Server Console
- Monitoring the Virtual Machine’s Heartbeat
- Viewing Information about a Virtual Machine
- Using Common Controls
- Configuring a Virtual Machine
- The Apache Server and the VMware Management Interface
- Logging Off the VMware Management Interface
- Deleting Virtual Machines
- Configuring the VMware Server Host
- Using VirtualCenter to Manage Virtual Machines
- Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines
- Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host
- Using High-Availability Configurations
- Using SCSI Reservation to Share SCSI Disks with Virtual Machines
- Overview of Clustering with VMware Server
- Creating a Cluster in a Box
- Using Network Load Balancing with VMware Server
- Creating Two-Node Clusters Using Novell Clustering Services
- Clustering Using the iSCSI Protocol
- Mounting Virtual Disks
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 6 Performance Tuning and the VMware Server Host
To!change!this!setting,!choose!Host!>!Settings!>!Memory!and!choose!an!option!under!
Additional!memory.
Select!one!of!the!following!options:
! Fit!all!virtual!machine!memory!into!reserved!host!RAM!—!Strictly!apply!the!
reserved!memory!limit!set!in!the!top!of!the!dialog!box.!This!setting!imposes!the!
tightest!restrictions!on!the!number!and!memory!size!of!virtual!machines!that!may!
run!at!a!given!time.!Because!the!virtual!machines!are
!running!entirely!in!RAM,!
they!have!the!best!possible!performance.
! Allow!some!virtual!machine!memory!to!be!swapped!—!Allow!the!host!operating!
system!to!swap!a!moderate!amount!of!virtual!machine!memory!to!disk!if!necessary.!
This!setting!allows!you!to!increase!the!number!or!memory!size!of!virtual!machines!
that!can!run!on!the!host!computer!at!a!given
!time.!It!may!also!result!in!reduced!
performance!if!virtual!machine!memory!must!be!shifted!between!RAM!and!disk.
! Allow!most!virtual!machine!memory!to!be!swapped!—!Allow!the!host!operating!
system!to!swap!as!much!virtual!machine!memory!to!disk!as!it!wants.!This!setting!
allows!you!to!run!even!more!virtual!machines!with!even!more!memory!than!the!
intermediate!setting!does.!In!this!case,!too,!performance!may
!be!lower!if!virtual!
machine!memory!must!be!shifted!between!RAM!and!disk.
If!you!try!to!power!on!a!virtual!machine!and!there!is!not!enough!memory!available,!
VMware!Server!displays!a!warning!message.!The!message!shows!how!much!memory!
the!virtual!machine!is!configured!to!use!and!how!much
!memory!is!available.!You!can!
try!to!power!on!the!virtual!machine!using!the!available!memory!by!clicking!OK.!If!you!
do!not!want!to!power!on!the!virtual!machine,!click!Cancel.
Memory Usage on Older Linux Hosts
By!default,!Linux!kernels!in!the!2.2.x!series!support!1GB!of!physical!memory.!If!you!
want!to!use!more!memory!in!Linux,!you!can!take!one!of!several!approaches.